You say my domain is expired, but the whois says it doesn't expire for another year. Which is right?

Expired domain shows future date on whois at the registry

When a domain expires, the registrar is billed for the renewal of that domain. This allows the registrar to retain the domain in case it was an unintentional expiration. This also allows the previous owner to have time to renew the domain during the grace period.

Even though there is a future date on the domain, the name is expired as far as you (the previous registrant) are concerned because you haven't actually paid for that renewal. Technically you are no longer the owner; the domain will become inactive, your website is replaced with a parking page, and all services are disabled (such as email).

Therefore, if the whois record indicates it has expired, and shows the "previous registrant' information, this means the registrant has not paid eNom for the renewal yet. It will still show next year's date, only because the registry has actually been paid for the renewal by the registrar.

Once you pay us to renew the domain, it will be added back to your active list of domains, and it will no longer show as expired. Once an expired domains is renewed, it can take up to 48 hours to become active again. Please renew your domain before the actual expiration date to avoid unintentional expirations and down time.